Ornamental toy doll



March 6, 1928. 1,661,856

M. w. ROBICHAUD ORNAMENTAL TOY DOLL Filed Jan. 22. 1927 INVENTOR.

M WRbZiclz'add. BY

ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 6, 1928 UNITED s'r TES MICHAEL W. ROBICHAUD, OI SEATTLE,WASHINGTON.

ORNAMENTAL TOY DOLL.

Application filedJanuary 22, 1927. Serial No. 162354.

This invention relates to dolls, and par-- tieularly to a doll made inseveral sections a Hawaiian hula hula dancer, with a space beween theupper portion of the body and the abdominal section, and a space betweenthe legs and the abdominal section, and the abdominal section held in asuspended. position between the upper portion, of the body and legs bymeans of the elastic skirt which is attached to both the upper portionof the body and the abdomical section, with the tasselated cords orfringe hanging below the skirt.

A further object of the invention is to provide an ornament for anautomobile radi ator cap, or other moving object, the ornament in formof a doll, with the upper portion thereof rigidly attached to the legsby rods connecting the same with a suitable space between the fixedportions, for a hollow abdominal section of the doll to be movablysuspended from the upper section by an elastic band with a fringed skirtconnected to the abdominal section, the arrangement of the whole toresemble an Indian dancer, and when the doll is moved, as on anautomobile on the street, the abdominal secspace between the fixedportions to permit a tion will rise and fall, raising and lowering thefringe, portraying the appearance of a living dancer in the Indiandance, or shimmy. I

The invention is further illustrated by the accompanying drawings, ofwhich Fi ure 1 represents a front elevation of the 011.

Figure 2 represents a side elevation thereof in section.

Like numerals on the diiferent figures rep resent like parts.

1 represents the upper portion of the doll with head and arms in anydesired position, the legs 2 forming the lower portion or section of thebody, with rods 3 attached to the upper and lower section and extendlngbetween the same, and holding the fixed por tionsat a suitable spaceapart from the free mounting of the central or abdominal section a ofthe body, the upper and lower'sections are preferably solid, forproviding secure attachment for the rods, while the central section ishollow, to fit around the rods, and is connected to and'suspended fromthe upper section by a rubber orelastic band 5, which fits snugly aroundthe upper section and the middle section with the upper edge turned downas a fold 6 over reinforcing elastic bands 7. i p

The middle portion 4 is shorter than the distance between the upper andlower section leaving spaces 8 above and below so that the middleportion has play and room to move up and down between the fixed portions1 and 2. A skirt preferably of fringe as 10 is attached to the middle orabdominal section, by means of elastic bands 11 or other suitable means,and serves to further, em-

phasize the movements of the central section 7 when the doll is moved,and also resembles the grasses or similar forms of loose coverings usedby Indian dancers.

In use the doll may be mounted on anautomobile radiator cap, or otherposition on an automobile or other movable object, and when the doll ismoved thereby, the middle portion, being suspendedon the elastic band.will vibrate in swaying and rising and falling motions, and therebymoving the skirt in similar ways, and'producing the eiiect of a humandancer.

li iy invention NS not lnnited to elastic band connection but'covers anyresilient connec-.

tions for holding the central sectionin the tremulous motion, as by coilsprings which may be mounted within the middle sectlon and attachedthereto and also attached to attached to the abdominal section, thelower lip skirt attached to the central section and suspended therefroma suitable distance.

3. A toy or the like comprising a suitable upright figure havingsupporting leg portions, an abdominal portion and a head and chestportion, the latter rigidly secured to the, leg portion. the abdominalportion spaced from both the other portions and suspended from the headand chest portion for swinging movement relatively to both said otherportions.

In testin'iony whereof I atlix my signature.

MICHAEL V. ROBICHAUD.

